Questions surround TB patient linked to outbreak

Man kept to himself but 'nice'

11:16 PM,
Jun. 15, 2013

Written by

Sammy Fretwell
| The State

The man with the immaculate brick house and the expansive lawn liked nothing better than strolling the property on warm spring days or having family members over to visit his home on weekends.

He didn't spend time with many of his neighbors, but he never seemed unfriendly either, often waving or talking across the fence surrounding his house in the city of Greenwood, neighbors said this week.

Now, the man's neighbors are trying to make sense of an unfolding health drama that involves his potential role in spreading tuberculosis to nearly 100 schoolchildren, educators and others - an outbreak ...